Among the participants in the Cancer Connections event at Littlehaven Beach, in South Shields, was the town’s Little Mix singing star, Jade Thirlwall, while other fundraisers also held their own individual dips nearby. Remember you can buy copies of these and all our staff pictures by logging on here.
. Boxing Day dippers run across Littlehaven beach South Shields while taking part in the Cancer Connections annual fundraising event.
Boxing Day dippers run across Littlehaven Beach, in South Shields, while taking part in the Cancer Connections annual fundraising event. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
. Among the waves
Susan Barry, Mark Barry. Oliver Barry, Danielle Crumby, Richard Young, Anna Abid, Michael Lincoln and Tanya Abid take part in a separate dip in support Maggie’s Cancer Care having already raised over £700. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
. Sister act
Fiona Cruickshank along with sisters Stephanie and Diane Tisserman, from South Shields, enjoy a bracing Boxing Day Dip. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
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. Team Drew
Team Drew, made up of pupils from Harton and St Wilfrid's Schools, in South Shields, take part in the Boxing Day dip in support of leukaemia victim 14 year old Drew Broderick. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
. Super hero
Paul Tunnicliffe, from South Shields, who ran into the North Sea in memory of his nana. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
. Let's glow
Boxing Day dippers run across Littlehaven beach South Shields while taking part in the Cancer Connections annual fundraising event. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
. Stew-pendous
One of South Tyneside's oldest Great North runners and Boxing Day dippers, 90-year-old Stewart Temple, from Jarrow, enjoys this year's Cancer Connections event. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
. Off they go
Children start the Boxing Day dip at Littlehaven Beach South Shields, raising funds for the Cancer Connections annual charity event. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
1. Among the waves
Susan Barry, Mark Barry. Oliver Barry, Danielle Crumby, Richard Young, Anna Abid, Michael Lincoln and Tanya Abid take part in a separate dip in support Maggie’s Cancer Care having already raised over £700. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
2. Sister act
Fiona Cruickshank along with sisters Stephanie and Diane Tisserman, from South Shields, enjoy a bracing Boxing Day Dip. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
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3. Team Drew
Team Drew, made up of pupils from Harton and St Wilfrid's Schools, in South Shields, take part in the Boxing Day dip in support of leukaemia victim 14 year old Drew Broderick. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland
4. Super hero
Paul Tunnicliffe, from South Shields, who ran into the North Sea in memory of his nana. | JPIMedia Photo: Ian McClelland